advanced

[ad-vanst, -vahnst]

adjective

1. placed ahead or forward.

   with one foot advanced.

2. ahead or far or further along in progress, complexity, knowledge, skill, etc..

   an advanced class in Spanish;

   to take a course in advanced mathematics;

   Our plans are too advanced to make the change now.

3. pertaining to or embodying ideas, practices, attitudes, etc., taken as being more enlightened or liberal than the standardized, established, or traditional.

   advanced theories of child care;

   the more advanced members of the artistic community.

4. far along in time.

   the advanced age of most senators.

advanced

/ ədˈvɑːnst /

adjective

1. being ahead in development, knowledge, progress, etc

   advanced studies

2. having reached a comparatively late stage

   a man of advanced age

3. ahead of the times

   advanced views on religion

Other Word Forms

• well-advanced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of advanced¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; advance + -ed ²

Example Sentences

No matter how advanced it becomes, or how plausible it is as a counselor or an interlocutor, its nature as a subsidiary creation renders it a tool, not a peer.

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For many years, astronomers searching for planets capable of hosting liquid water have developed ever more advanced telescopes and modeling tools to detect extremely faint variations in starlight.

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As U.S.-China trade tensions evolve into a tech war, the U.S. government has imposed export restrictions on advanced semiconductors and chip-making equipment to China.

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Earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal reported that shortages of advanced chips are so acute that Beijing has begun intervening in distributing SMIC’s output.

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The industrial giant makes products that range from trains and turbines to advanced medical devices and software for factories.

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Related Words

• leading 
• progressive 
• state-of-the-art